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HYDRAULICALLY coNTRoLLED FouNnRY FLAsx FILLING APPARATUS Filed sept. s, 1949 1s sheets-sheet 1s 7' @WMM/L@ Patented Oct. 12, 1954 UNITED .STATES P TENT OFFICE HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED EOUNDRY FLASK FILLING APPARATUS George J. Koren, Chicago, Ill., assigner to Pettibone Mullken Corporation, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Application september s, 1949, serial No. 114,572

(ci. afa- 36) 3 Claims.

The present invention relates generally toap- .paratus for filling foundry flasks With molding and comprises as its principal components or parts: (l) a standard which is adapted toi-'est on the door of the foundry in which the apparatus is used; (2) a horizontally extending jib Which has one end thereof connected to the upper Vend of the standard to rotate or swing back and forth about a vertical axis; (3) a horizontal arm which has one end thereof connected to the distal end of the jib to rotate or swing back and forth about a vertical axis; (4) a rotary, motor driven projector which is mounted on the distal end of the arm, operates in connection With delivery of a stream of sand thereto to form the .sand into Wads and to project the wads downwards into a subjacent flask` for filling purposes and, due to the pivotal connections for the jib and arm, is capable of being moved horizontally and universally to a limited extent in order to eifect ramming Withiwads of sand all portions of the subjacent flask; and (5) tWo endless, substantially horizontal conveyors which are mounted on, and movable with, the jib and arm respectively and serve to deliver molding sand 4in stream form from a hopper over the proximal end` of the jib to the projector on the distal end of the arm.

As evidenced by United States Patent No.

2,339,001, dated January ll, 1944, it has hereto- --fore been proposed to provide a flask lling apx the valve type controlling devices7 and is so constructed or arranged that the projector is. caused to vmove ,correspondingly and proportionally to movement of the lever from a vertical neutral position and at a rate of speed determined by the amount of angular displacement of the lever from .its neutral position. In practice it has u been found that a foundry flask lling apparatus having such an hydraulic projector control system is subject to certain objections even thoughit eiiiciently fullls its intended purpose. .-In the rst place-it is `necessary for the operatorl of the apparatus to travel or move with the projector due to thefact that the joy-stick variety lever is mounted on the projector; secondly, the system must be built into the apparatus at the time of manufacture because of the complex type of operating connectionsbetween the joy-stick `variety control lever andthe valve type controlling devices; and thirdly, the system is extremely costly because it involves the use of Aracks and pinions for `swinging the jiband arm in response to actuation of their respective cylinder and `piston units.

One object of theinvention is to provide an `hydraulically controlled foundry ask filling apparatus which is an improvement upon, and eliminates the objections to, `previously designed apparatus, such, for example, as that forming the subject matter of said Patent No, 2,339,001, and is characterized by less complexity and cost of manufacture of the hydraulic control system for effecting movement of the projector during a ask filling or ramming operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a foundry ilask lfilling apparatus of the type under Aconsideration `in which the valve type controlling devices for the cylinder and piston units of the hydraulic system and the joy-stick variety lever for singly or compoundly actuating Vsuch units are supported on a housing structure which is stationarily mounted adjacent ythe standard to the en d that the operator vof the apparatus does not have to move or travel with the projectorein connection With a flask filling or ramrning operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide an hydraulically controlled flask filling apparatus of the type last mentioned in which the valve type controlling devices are directly and operatively connected to the joy-stick variety lever Aby mechanical connections of novel form and provide an hydraulically controlled foundry llask` filling apparatus which is generally of new and improved construction, involves a novel arrangement of parts, effectively and efficiently fulfills its intended purpose and may be produced at a comparatively low cost:

Other objects of the invention and the various advantages and characteristics of the present fiask filling apparatus will be apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novel features which are hereinafter set forth and are more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification or disclosure and in which like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan showing the general arrangement of parts and the range or zone of projector movement of an hydraulically controlled flask filling or rarnming apparatus embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the standard, jib, arm, projector and endless sand conveyors of the apparatus;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2 and illustrating in detail the construction and manner of mounting of the cylinder and piston units for swinging the jib and the projector carrying arm;

Figure 4 is an enlarged section taken on the line --l of Figure 3 and showing in detail the manner in which the arm is pivotally connected to the distal end of the jib and illustrating the construction and design of the projector and the manner in which it and the endless conveyor over the arm are motor driven;

Figure `5 is an enlarged side view of the jib of the apparatus illustrating in detail the manner in which it is constructed and pivotally connected to the upper end of the standard;

Figure 6 is an enlarged section taken on the line iof Figure 3 and showing the cylinder and piston unit for swinging the projector carrying arm relatively to the jib;

Figure '1 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 1 1 of Figure 3 and illustrating the construction and arrangement of the pivotal connection between the jib and the upper end of the standard;

Figure 8` is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line -B-8 of Figure 3 and showing in detail the construction and design of the cylinder and piston unit for swinging the jib horizontally with respect to the standard;

Figure 9 is a diagrammatic view of the hydraulic system for automatically effecting horizontal movement of the rotary motor driven projector on the distal end of the arm;

Figure 10 is a vertical longitudinal section of the housing which contains the oil reservoir and the motor driven pump forming parts of the hydraulic control system of the apparatus;

Figure 11 is a horizontal section on the line lI-ll of Figure l0;

Figure 12 is a plan View showing without its cover the housing structure which is located stationarily adjacent the standard of the apparatus and has mounted thereon the valve type controlling devices for the cylinder and piston units and the upstanding joy-stick variety lever for actuating singly or compoundly such devices;

Figure 13 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section taken on the line i3-I3 of Figure 12 and illustrating in detail the construction, design and arrangement of the operating connections between the joy-stick variety lever and the valve type controlling devices;

Figure 14 is a vertical transverse section on the line Ill- I4 of Figure 12;

Figure 15 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line I5-i5 of Figure 12 and showing the construction, design and manner of mounting of the upstanding joy-stick variety lever for actuating the valve type controlling devices in response to tilting or angular displacement thereof;

Figure 16 is an enlarged vertical longitudinalV section of the valve variety device for controlling hydraulic actuation of the cylinder and piston device for swinging the jib;

Figure 1'1 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the valve type device for controlling hydraulic actuation of the cylinder and piston unit for swinging the projector carrying arm relatively to the jib;

Figure 18 is a plan view of the oil carrying pipes that are associated with the cylinder and piston units and form parts of the hydraulic control system of the apparatus;

Figure 19 is a side view of the pipes that are shown in Figure 18;

Figures 20, 21 and 22 are vertical sections taken respectively on the lines 2-2D, 2l-2I and 22-22 of Figure 18;

Figure 23 is a plan view of the pipe connections within the housing structure on which the valve type controlling devices and the joy-stick variety lever are mounted; and

Figures 24 and 25 are vertical sections taken respectively on the lines 2li-2i and 25-25 of Figure 23.

The apparatus which is shown in the drawings constitutes the preferred form or embodiment of the invention. It is designed for use in a foundry and serves, as hereinafter described more in detail, as a medium or instrumentality for filling foundry flasks with molding sand in connection with the formation of castings. As its principal components or parts the apparatus comprises a standard 26, a horizontally extending jib 21, a horizontally extending arm 28, a rotary motor driven projector 29, power operated mechanism 30 for delivering a stream of sand to the projector, and an hydraulic system for effecting movement of the projector in connection with a flask filling operation. All of such parts, with the exception of the hydraulic control system for effecting or controlling movement of the projector, are conventional and together form what is known in the art as a sandslingen The standard 26 is adapted to rest on, and be bolted to, the floor of the foundry in which the apparatus is utilized. It is of composite character and consists of a base'3l and a vertically extending spindle 32. The base is preferably in the form of a hollow one-piece casting and embodies a top wall 33. The spindle 32 is spaced above the base 3l of the standard and embodies at its lower end an outwardly extending flange 34 which is connected to the top wall 33 of the base by nut equipped studs 35. Generally speaking, the base 3l forms a supporting structure for the jib 21, the arm 28, the projector 29 and the mechanism 3B for delivering sand to the projector.

The jib 21 extends generally horizontally and consists of a vertically elongated tubular housing 3B and a horizontal tube 31. The housing 36 is in the form of a casting and surrounds and is spaced from the spindle 32 constituting part of the standard 26. It constitutes the proximal end of the jib 21 and embodies at one side thereof an integral, laterally extending sleeve 38. An

upper roller bearing 39 between the upper ends of the spindle 32 and the housing'36 and a lower roller bearing 49 between the lower ends of the spindle and housing form a pivotal connection whereby the jib 21 as a whole is permitted to swing sideways about a vertical axis. 1 The tube 31 is in xed .relation with, and extends radially from, the housing 35. The inner end of the tube is'disposed within, and rigidly connected to, the sleeve 38 and the outer end of the tube is provided with an upstanding pivot forming spindle 4|. The lower end of the spindle 4| is in the form of a split collar which, as shown in Figure '1, extends around, and is secured by clamp bolts 42 to,.the outer end of the tube 31.

The horizontal arm 28 is disposed a small distance above the jib 21 and consists of a housing 43and a tube 44. The housing 43 is in the form of a casting and embodies at one side thereof asocket forming member 45 and at its bottom a depending, vertically elongated hub member 45. Thelatter surrounds and is spaced from the spindle 4I as shown in Figure '1. An upper roller bearing 41 between the upper ends of the spindle 4I and the hub 45 and a lower roller bearing 48 between the lower ends of the spindle and the hub form a pivotal connection whereby the arm 28 is mounted to swing back and forth in a horizontal plane relatively to the jib. The housing 43 constitutes the proximal end of the arm 28. The tube 44 extends horizontally and has one end thereof disposed within, and fixedly secured to, the socket forming member 45 on the housing 43.

The projector 29 is mounted on the distal end of the arm 28 and consists of a housing 49 and a rotor 50 within the housing. The housing 49 of the projector is suitably xedly secured to the .outer end of the tube 44 and embodies at its upper inner portion an'inlet opening 5| and at its lower portion an outlet opening 52. The rotor 59 is disposed `within the central portion of the housing 49 and embodies a single radially .extending cup shaped blade 53 as shown in Figure 4. The blade, in connection with drive of the rotor, so coacts with an arcuate liner I4 in the housing as to form sand that is delivered in stream form into the housing inlet opening 5| as hereinafter describedinto wads and projects the wads downwards through the outlet opening 52 into a subjacent flask. An electric motor 55 and a horizontal shaft 55 serve to drive the rotor.

The motor is xedly secured to the housing 43 ofthe arm 28 and is arranged so that the armature shaft thereof is in coaxial relation with the tube 44. The shaft 56 extends through said tube and housing and has its inner end suitably connected to the adjacent end of the armature shaft of the electric motor 55. The outer end of the .shaft 56 projects into the central portion of the housing 49 and is keyed or otherwise xedly se- .cured to the hub part of the projector rotor 50.

The mechanism 39 for delivering molding sand in stream form into the inlet opening 5| in the upper inner portion of the projector housing 49 comprises an endless conveyor 51 over the jib 21 .and an endless conveyor 58 over the projector carrying arm 28. The conveyor 51 extends lengthwise of the jib 21 and comprises an elongated frame 59, a drive pulley 6I), a driven pulley .6| and an endless belt 52 around the two pulleys. `'Ihe end of the frame 59 that overlies the proximal. end of the jib 21 is supported by a bracket `structure 63 which is suitably connected to the .upperend .of the housing 36 of thejib. The

other end 'of the frame 59 is supported by a pair of upstanding braces 64, the lower ends of which are suitably secured to the tube 31 of the jib 21. The drive pulley 'is supported rotatably at the inner end of the frame 59, i. e., the end of the frame that overlies the proximal end of the jib 21. It is driven by an electric motor 55 though the medium of gearing (not shown) which is disposed in the bracket structure 53. The driven pulley 5| is rotatably mounted at the outer end of the frame 59. The drive pulley `59 is driven in a clockwise direction as viewed inFigure 2 to the end that the upper reach of the endless belt 62 moves from the inner end of the frame 59 to the outer end. A hopper 59 is mounted on the inner end of the frame 59 and serves to direct sand from an overhead supply source (not shown) onto the receiving end of the upper reach of the endless belt 52. The endless conveyor 58 is adapted to receive sand from the discharge end of the upper reach of the endless belt vt2 ofthe conveyor 51 and feed the sand in stream form into the projector housing 49 via the inlet opening 5|. It extends lengthwise of the projector carrying arm 29 and comprises an elongated frame 61, a drive pulley 58, a driven pulley 59,and an endless belt 19 around the two pulleys. The inner end of the frame 51 is supported by a bracket structure 1| and the outer end ofthe frame is supported by a bracket structure l2. The lower portions of these two `structuresare suitably connected to the end portions of ,the tube 44. The drive pulley 98 of the endless conveyor 58 is rotatably mounted at the inner end of theframe 51 and is driven in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 4 by way of gearing which includes bevel gears'13 and 14. The gear 13 is located in the ,arm housing 43 and is keyed to, anddriven by, the shaft 56 which, as heretofore pointed out, connects the rotor of the projector for drive by the electric motor 55. The bevel gear 14 meshes with, and is driven by, the bevel gear 13 and, like the latter, is disposed in the arm housing 43. The driven pulley 69 is rotatably mounted at the outer end of the frame 51 of the endless conveyor 58 and is disposed in the inlet opening 5| in the upper rear portion of the projector housing 49. When the endless conveyor 58 is in operation as the result of drive of the electric motor 55 the upper reach of the endless belt 10 travels from the inner end of the frame to the outer end. A hopper 15 is connected to the inner end of the frame 61 and is adapted to receive sand from the discharge end of the upper reach of the endless belt 52 of the co-nveyor 51 and to direct the sand onto the inner or receiving end of the upper reach of the endless belt 19. When the electric motors 55 and65 are inoperation the sand that is delivered from the aforementioned overhead supply into the hopper 55 is first delivered onto the upper reach of the belt 62 and then is discharged into the hopper 15. The latter directs the sand onto the receiving end of the upper reach of the belt 19 and then, after travelling on such upper reach, the sand is discharged in stream form into the housing 59 through the inlet opening 5|. After entry into the upper portion of the projector housing the sand is subjected to the action of the cup shaped blade '53 on the projector rotor. Such blade, as heretofore described, forms the sand into wads and projects the wads inrapid .succession through the discharge opening 52 into a subjacent flask. It is contemplated that in connection with a` flask rllling operation the pro,-

jector 2S will be moved universally in a. horizontal plane over the flask until the flask is filled to the proper or desired extent.

The hydraulic system for eiecting movement of the projector in diierent directions over a flask in connection with a flask filling operation constitutes the essential novelty of the apparatus and comprises as certain parts thereof a cylinder and piston unit 15, a cylinder and piston unit 11, a valve type device 18 for controllingthc unit 16, a valve type device 19 for controlling the cylinder and piston unit 11 and a joy-stick variety lever 89 for actuating singly or compoundly the devices 18 and 19.

The cylinder and piston unit 16 is of the double acting variety and serves to swing back and forth the jlb 21. It is located at one side of the jib and consists of a cylinder 8| and a piston 82 (see Figure 8). The cylinder 8l of the unit 16 embodies a cylindrical side wall 83 and heads 84 and 85 at opposite ends of the side wall. As best shown in Figure 3 the cylinder 8| is arranged so that the head 84 is farther from the proximal end of the jib 21 than the head 85. The head 84 embodies a combined inlet and exhaust duct 8G which is in communication with the adjacent end of the interior of the cylinder 8| (see Figure 8). The outer end of the cylinder head 84 has a vertically extending bore 81 and is pivotally connected to the outer end of an arm 88 by way of an upstanding pivot pin 89. The arm 88 projects radially with respect to the standard 28 and has the inner end thereof clamped between the top Wall 33 of the standard base 3| and the outwardly extending flange 34 at the lower end of the spindle 32 as shown in Figure '7. The pivot pin 89 has the lower end thereof bolted or otherwise xedly secured to the outer end of the arm 88 and extends through the bore 81 in the outer end of the cylinder head 84. The upper end of the pivot pin 855 is provided with a nut 98 and a washer 9| for holding the cylinder head 8d against upward displacement. The head 85 at the inner end of the cylinder 8| is suitably connected to the adjacent end of the cylinder side wall 83 and is provided with a combined inlet and exhaust duct 92 which communicates with the adjacent end of the interior of the cylinder 8|. The piston 82 of the unit 16 is mounted in the cylinder 8| to slide back and forth between the heads 84 and 85 and embodies a piston rod 93. The latter extends through, and is slidably mounted in, the cylinder head 85. The inner end of the piston rod 93 is suitably connected to the central portion of the piston 82 and the outer end of the rod is provided with a fork 94 and is pivotally connected to a lug 95 on the proximal end of the jib 21 'by a vertically extending pivot pin 96. The lug Q is formed integrally with, and projects laterally from, the lower end of the jlb housing 3S. The fork 95 on the outer end of the piston rod 93 is arranged in straddled relation with the outer end of the laterally extending lug 95. The vertically extending pivot pin 96 extends through a hole in the outer end of the lug 95 and aligned holes in the ends of the side pieces of the fork 9d and embodies nuts S1 at its ends for holding it against axial displacement. A bellows type sleeve 98 surrounds and serves as a dust guard for the outer portion of the piston rod 93. One end of the sleeve 88 is connected to the head 85 on the inner end of the cylinder El and the other end of the sleeve is suitably connected to the outer end of the rod at a point adjacent the crosspiece of the fork 94.

It is contemplated that the liquid medium for the hydraulic control system will'be oil. When oil under pressure is introduced into the outer end of the cylinder 8| via the duct 8B the piston is slid towards the cylinder head with the result that the unit 16 causes the jlb 21 to swing in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Figure 3. When oil under pressure is introduced into the inner end of the cylinder 8| via the duct 92 the piston 82 is caused to slide toward the cylinder head 84 with the result that the'unit 16 swings the jlb 21 in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 3. The owof oil into one end of the cylinder 8| and exhaust of oil from the other end is controlled by the valve type device 18 as hereinafter described.

The cylinder and piston unit 11 serves to swing the projector carrying arm 28 relatively to the jib 21 and is disposed in substantially parallel relation with the jib. As shown in Figure 3 the cylinder and piston unit 16 is located at one side of the jib 21 and the unit 11 is located at the other side. The cylinder and piston unit 11 consists o a cylinder 89 and the piston l. The cylinder 99 comprises a cylindrical side wall HH and heads m2 and |83 at opposite ends of the side wall 10| and is arranged so that the head |83 is further from the proximal end of the jib than the head |02. The last mentioned head embodies a combined inlet and exhaust duct |04 and has the outer end thereof shaped to form a fork |85. The duct Ill, as shown in Figure 6, communicates with the adjacent end of the interior of the cylinder 99. The head |02 0f the cylinder 99 is pivotally connected to a horizontal lug |86 on the central portion of the jlb 21 by way of a vertically extending pivot pin |81. The lug |85 is welded or otherwise xedly secured to, and projects outwards from, the tube 31 constituting a part of the Jib. The pivot pin |01 is Xedly connected to the outer end of the lug |85 and extends through aligned holes |68 in the side pieces of the fork |85 at the outer end of the cylinder head |62. The head |03 of the cylinder 99 is suitably connected to the adjacent end of the cylindrical side wall lDI and embodies a combined inlet and exhaust duct |09 which communicates with the outer end of the interior of the cylinder S9. The piston 10|) is mounted in the cylindrical side wall 112| to slide back and forth between the heads |82 and |03 and is provided with a piston rod lll). The latter extends through, and is slidably mounted in, the head |93 at the outer end of the cylinder 99 and has its inner end fixedly connected to the central portion of the piston Il. The outer end of the piston rod lill has a fork xedly connected thereto and is pivotally connected to a laterally extending lug H2 on the proximal end of the projector carrying arm 28 by way of a vertically extending pivot pin |13. The lug ||2 is connected to, and formed integrally with the lower end of the hub member 46 at the bottom of the housing 43 constituting the inner part of the arm 28. The pivot pin H3 extends through a vertical hole lill in the outer end of the lug ||2 and aligned holes ||5 in the ends of the side pieces of the fork and has a nut H6 at its end for holding it in place. A bellows type guard sleeve like the sleeve 98 serves to prevent dust and other foreign matter from lodging on the exposed portion of the piston rod |10. Such sleeve surrounds the exposed portion of the rod H0 and has one end thereof suitably connected to the outer end of the head |63 and its other 

